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16 September 2024
The call for FENS-Dana Brain Awareness Week 2024 grants is now open! On behalf of the Dana Foundation, FENS offers financial support of up to EUR 1,000 to organisers of Brain Awareness Week events within Europe. Both in-person and online events are eligible to receive funding. [...] Read More
06 September 2024
With the support of the FENS Advocacy Translation Grant 2024, the Slovenian Neuroscience Society (SiNAPSA) launched a series of initiatives to promote neuroscience among the Slovene community. Beginning in March 2024, the initiatives focused on translating English outreach materials into Slovene. FENS is proud to share the achievements of… Read More
17 August 2024
FENS members can register to attend the Annual Meeting of the Australasian Neuroscience Society (ANS) in 2024 at special rates. [...] Read More
01 August 2024
The FENS Advocacy Committee is a new Special Committee dedicated to increasing visibility and support for the European neuroscience community at the national, European and global policymaking levels. The Executive Committee kindly requests FENS member societies to nominate candidates for consideration. Please find more details below. The deadline for submission… Read More
10 July 2024
FENS is delighted to announce that the FENS Forum 2028, hosted by the British Neuroscience Association (BNA), will take place in the fabulous city of Glasgow, Scotland Though there’s some time to go before we meet in Scotland’s beautiful and often-voted ‘friendliest city’, we’re already looking forward to… Read More
01 July 2024
FENS is proud to welcome FENS President Ole Kiehn, FENS Secretary General Panayiota Poirazi and FENS Treasurer Aniko Korosi as they begin their active terms in FENS leadership from 2024-2026. [...] Read More
28 June 2024
This press release is part of the FENS Forum 2024 media programme Embargoed: 00.01 hrs CEST Friday 28 June 2024 Amnesia caused by sleep deprivation could be reversed with existing drugs Vienna, Austria: The loss of social memories caused… Read More
28 June 2024
This press release is part of the FENS Forum 2024 media programme Published: 00.01 hrs CEST Friday 28 June 2024 Researchers discover how nerve cells in bat brains respond to their environment and social interactions with other bats – First study of social groups of… Read More
27 June 2024
This press release is part of the FENS Forum 2024 media programme Published: 00.01 hrs CEST Thursday 27 June 2024 Specific bacteria in your gut are involved in compulsive eating and obesity – new research shows how your brain and gut talk to each… Read More
20 June 2024
Dear colleagues and members, As we journey further into this year of ground-breaking discoveries in neuroscience [...] Read More
13 June 2024
Coordinated by FENS in partnership with the Spanish Society of Neuroscience, the FENS Forum 2026 will take place on 4-8 July in Madrid, Spain. The FENS Forum 2026 will bring together experts in all fields of neuroscience to take us to the forefront of our current understanding of modern brain science. Read More
13 June 2024
The FENS Communication Committee and the European Journal of Neuroscience (EJN) are delighted to announce that the winner of the FENS-EJN Image Competition 2022 is [...] Read More
12 June 2024
The Federation of European Neuroscience Societies Committee on Animals in Research (FENS CARE) is pleased to announce the winners of the FENS CARE Writing Competition for early career researchers 2024, focusing on Exploring the necessity of animal experiments! The winner of section A (Literary Work) is Ivan Montiel (MX) … Read More
11 June 2024
SfN member Yang Dan, PhD, Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator and professor of Neurobiology, University of California, Berkeley, has been awarded the… Read More
07 March 2024
The Federation of European Neuroscience Societies Committee on Animals in Research (FENS CARE) announces an opportunity for young scientists [...] Read More